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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many open water swims offer colored swim caps in order to identify swimmers in the water and almost all open water swims write or adhere race numbers on each swimmer in order to help keep track their times and finish positions. POQ Swim offers to combine these functions with […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the shores of Dover are crowded with channel aspirants from around the world, it was not always the case. Dover as a destination and Cap Gris Nez as the goal is on the minds of many, but it was less of a thoroughfare in the 20th century. But
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Photo courtesy of Tzirú Pérez. Two decades ago, there were only a few dozen open water swimming competitions over 10 kilometers. Now there are hundreds and, at the current rate, there will undoubtedly more than a thousand such events by 2020. A new marathon swim organized by Joe Bernini, is being held in Costa Rica:
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sharks have been inhabiting the world’s oceans for hundreds of millions of years. They are everywhere and most often go sight unseen. But the denizens of the deep are there cruising around, mating on occasion, and feeding when necessary. Ingemar Patiño Macarine, the most renowned open water swimming in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Without a doubt, the greatest service we have witnessed over the decades in the sport of open water swimming is Healthy Athletes or free health screenings for Special Olympics athletes at the quadrennial World Summer Games. We first witnessed the sincere passion of the medical and dental volunteers, the
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Courtesy of Brad Lundblad at S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, Arizona. Brad Lundblad swam and completed the 41.7 miles (66.9 km) S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge* for the second consecutive year earlier this month. He shares his thoughts of the event. “I did better on my first two swims than last year and better than expected on Apache considering
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Courtesy of Jacqueline Mcclelland at Camlough lake Co. Armagh Ireland . Camlough lake, such a nice place to swim they are queuing to get in.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many swimmers and pilots make all kinds of plans based on tidal charts augmented by their personal experience, experienced mariners, watermen and waterwomen know that variable winds and dynamic weather conditions can cause all kinds of practical problems for a human swimming along at the surface of the lake
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Warkentin and the Santa Barbara Swim Club presents The Big Wave Ocean Swim Race and The Beast Open Water Championship Finals on the evening of June 6th. “The new race is part of the Southern California Grand Prix series and includes preliminary and championship finals races. The prelims:
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Warkentin, who finished eighth in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is still a huge fan of the sport of open water swimming and a coach in Santa Barbara, California As hundreds of athletes prepare for the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, dozens
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